Rick Goldsmith
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Rick Goldsmith is an American documentary filmmaker best known for co-directing the Oscar-nominated political documentary "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rick Goldsmith canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6829007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rick Goldsmith Context triple: [The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, director, Rick Goldsmith]
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A.
Nick Goldsmith
Nick Goldsmith is a British film and television producer best known for his work with the production company Hammer & Tongs, including projects like "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005).
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B.
Rob Goldie
Rob Goldie is a cinematographer known for his work on the 2014 film "Son of God."
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C.
Donald Goldsmith
Donald Goldsmith is an American astronomer, science writer, and popularizer of cosmology known for making complex astrophysical concepts accessible to general audiences.
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D.
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts is a South African actor best known for his roles in film, television, and stage productions, often portraying rugged or authoritative characters.
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E.
Phil Smith
Phil Smith was an American professional basketball player best known as a two-time NBA All-Star guard and key contributor to the Golden State Warriors’ 1975 championship team.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rick Goldsmith Target entity description: Rick Goldsmith is an American documentary filmmaker best known for co-directing the Oscar-nominated political documentary "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers."
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A.
Nick Goldsmith
Nick Goldsmith is a British film and television producer best known for his work with the production company Hammer & Tongs, including projects like "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005).
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B.
Rob Goldie
Rob Goldie is a cinematographer known for his work on the 2014 film "Son of God."
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C.
Donald Goldsmith
Donald Goldsmith is an American astronomer, science writer, and popularizer of cosmology known for making complex astrophysical concepts accessible to general audiences.
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D.
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts is a South African actor best known for his roles in film, television, and stage productions, often portraying rugged or authoritative characters.
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E.
Phil Smith
Phil Smith was an American professional basketball player best known as a two-time NBA All-Star guard and key contributor to the Golden State Warriors’ 1975 championship team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coDirected | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| director | Rick Goldsmith ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
nonfiction film
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political documentary film ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
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political documentary ⓘ |
| knownFor | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | Co-directed an Academy Award–nominated documentary feature ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers ⓘ |
| occupation |
documentary filmmaker
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film director ⓘ |
| subject |
Daniel Ellsberg
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Pentagon Papers ⓘ |
| workFocus | political documentary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rick Goldsmith Description of subject: Rick Goldsmith is an American documentary filmmaker best known for co-directing the Oscar-nominated political documentary "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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director
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Rick Goldsmith
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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producer
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Rick Goldsmith
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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director
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Rick Goldsmith
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subject linked to:
Rick Goldsmith
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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director
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Rick Goldsmith
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subject linked to:
Judith Ehrlich